Doge shutters federal workplace mediator agency after Trump order

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, independent labor peacemaker, makes up just 0.0014% of US budget

The Elon Musk-run department of government efficiency" (Doge) in effect shuttered a 79-year-old federal agency that mediates labor disputes on Wednesday - saving an estimated 0.0014% of the federal budget.

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), an independent federal agency that works to prevent and resolve work stoppages and disputes in the public and private sector, has shut down most of its services and placed employees on administrative leave with firings to follow.